Im sure it had fans of both teams on the edge of their seats. This series is a big one too, and definitely a lot of fun to watch.

I ended up scoring a ticket to the game last night last minute.

But I noticed this. The behind the plate hitting stats were missing, same were the pitching stats.

The pitch count tracker was replaced by a digital clock.

This made tracking the pitching wear a bit of a pain. I wonder why they did that.. seemed they changed things up just for the Cubs series (It was fine on Sunday vs. the Stros)

I’m guessing Durham will get the start tonight against the tough right hander.

Also interesting to note that both Hall and Branyan are under .200 lifetime against Zambrano, both with over 30 at bats. Counsell at 3B tonight?

Cameron is 0-8 against Zambrano, but Kapler has never faced him.

Go Brewers … the 3 game winning streak begins tonight!

That entire Batter’s Box International article is pretty retarded. Gagne is only about the 10th least likely HOF candidate on that list.

See also:

Tom Gordon, Jamie Moyer, Pat Burrell, MIKE HAMPTON, Tim Hudson, Troy Glaus, MARK MULDER?!?, Rick Ankiel, DARIN ERSTAD WTFA?/211/1/?!?, Orlando Hudson, Rich Aurilia, Brian Giles

I realize some of these guys are listed as “Missing the Cut,” but still. And since when is John Smoltz not a slam dunk HOFer?

thanks to the highly respected TH over at JSOnline Rickie’s problems is well, according to Tommy Boy … “flubbed double-play replays at crucial times”. I would link the article but … well you know where it is. I never would have guessed this was a video based problem.

on ESPN just now thought it was 40% Cubs fans at the game last night. Any estimates from those of you that were there?

But it certainly was a fun one. I cried for about 5 minutes once Soriano jumped up and stole away Kapler’s fun. I really thought that we would have the clear advantage for all of the matchups up to Bush / Harden, but it’s a long road now to a series win.

I think that Weeks’ problems in the biggest game of the year thusfar really makes him a prime candidate to sit out at least a game. Durham will be in there tonight because of Big Z on the mound, but look at these numbers:

61 games played, .301 AVG, .384 OBP, 4 HR, 21 RBI, 14 2B, 3 3B

Those are Durham’s career numbers against the Cubs. Weeks?

40 games played, .229 AVG, .350 OBP, 6 HR, 14 RBI, 8 2B, 0 3B

Time to play the hot hand, Ned.

Walking seven guys every nine innings would seem to fit in our bullpen just fine.

Derrick Turnbow was diagnosed with a slight undersurface tear in the rotator cuff of his pitching shoulder.

He’s expected to meat with the team’s physician on Wednesday to determine if surgery is necessary. His season is most likely over, and with it his career with the Brewers. If he needs surgery, Turnbow would be even more of a longshot to find a taker this offseason.

I’m not going to type up another ‘bizarro rumorville’ post, but this should speak for itself:

The Marlins are the most aggressive suitor for Rangers catcher Gerald Laird, but add the Brewers to the list of interested clubs, which also includes the Reds and Yankees.

Brewers GM Doug Melvin acquired Laird for the Rangers in 2002, and Laird would be a strong complement to Jason Kendall, who needs to start only 16 more games to guarantee his vesting option for next season.

The Rangers are seeking a young starting pitcher in return for Laird, and also fielding calls on their other catcher, Jarrod Saltalamacchia.

Yeah, I think it’d be a great idea to acquire Laird so that he can start once (maybe twice!) a month. Now, Salty…he I’d look at. Unfortunately, most of our best trading chips are on the Cleveland PTBNL list.

At first that named seemed familiar to me, but then I realized I was combining crappy ex-Brewers. Of course, you can’t think of baseball players possibly going to jail without Julio Machado coming up.

What are the chances he pitches to 75 in order to set the all-time K record? Seriously though, he’s actually only a couple seasons away from setting the record for most games started by a pitcher – if he did stay around to do that he would wind up as only the fifth pitcher in MLB history to give up 5000 hits in his career.

I’m 100% certain that I’d end up in jail. Possibly for throwing someone over the terrace level ledge. I’m not even kidding.

Maybe the Brewers should pick him up to platoon with Braun? I think that Ryan has a ways to go defensively and needs a platoon partner similar to how Weeks has Durham, Hall has Branyan, and Fielder has Dillon, and don’t forget about how Kendall has Rivera.